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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Central cancer registries generally rely on which source to identify cases diagnosed or treated in the hospitals within their defined geographic area? | Hospital registries |
| Patient records that match a patient in the central registry database on key demographics and the computer, matches them without a registrar's review is what kind of consolidation? | Automated consolidation |
| The process of matching registered deaths in a population against reportable conditions in the cancer registry database is known as: | Death clearance |
| All cases for a diagnosis year must be submitted to a central registry within what time period? | 6 months |
| The annual call for data that includes the data set for the United States and Canada is collected by which organization? | NAACCR |
| Hospital registries must submit cases to the central cancer registry using what standard format? | NAACCR data exchange record layout |
| After completing death clearance follow-back and no further information is located, what happens to those cases? | Entered in the registry as a DCO case |
| This data source used by some central cancer registries checks for missed cases and fill in treatment-related gaps is called: | Insurance claims data |
| The second process of death clearance for those cases that did not match the central registry database is known as: | Follow back |
| When a case is reported to the central registry and the multiple primary rules are applied, if the tumor linkage indicates this is a new primary, what happens to the tumor record? | New tumor is added to the patient record in the database |
| The connection between the collection of cancer data on patients and national cancer programs is: | Population based cancer registries |
| Central registries operate based upon: | Statutory authority |
| When source records are submitted to the central cancer registry, they typically undergo what first? | Data edits |
| Central registries often match data with other states and most of the states have signed: | NAACCR's National Interstate Data Exchange Agreement |
| One of the ways central cancer registry data is used is to: | Identify additional needs for cancer prevention and control efforts |
| Central registries rely heavily on the quality and completeness of the information included in source records submitted by reporting facilities is because: | They don't have access to medical records |
| The person typically responsible for budgetary and programmatic planning and oversight at a central cancer registry is: | Director |
| The process of converting an address at diagnosis into analyzable data is known as: | Geocoding |
| Who guides the key policy decisions for the central registry? | Advisory board |
| To decrease manual patient record consolidation at the central registry, they rely heavily on who to accurately code patient demographic | Reporting facility registrars |
| Which source has the potential to provide central registries with more complete treatment and biomarker data resulting in more comprehensive cancer coverage? | Nonhospital facilities |
| The central cancer registry operation of taking multiple records from multiple data sources for the same patient and tumor into one complete abstract is called: | Record consolidation |
| The entire U.S. population is collected by: | CDC NCI |
| What demographic data field is used for patient record linkages at the central registry? | Name Date of Birth Social Security Number All the above |
| What data item is the basis for calculating local rates, identifying areas with unusually high or minimal risk, and can be used to help identify facilities that may be underreporting? | Patient address |